Sam Houston

Texas, with her superior natural advantages, must become a point of attraction, and the policy of establishing with her the earliest relations of friendship and commerce will not escape the eye of statesmen.

American Politician

Theodore Roosevelt

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.

American President

Toni Morrison

Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in that literal sense, who is not solving all his problems with guns. It's truly unbelievable.

American Novelist

Aristotle

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.

Greek Philosopher

Stanley Baldwin

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.

English Statesman

Walter Lippmann

The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.

American Journalist

William Butler Yeats

I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

Irish Poet

George Santayana

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman.

Spanish Philosopher

Pierre Laval

It is neither the statesman nor the friend who is asking your help and assistance, but simply the man.

French Politician

Benjamin Disraeli

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

British Statesman

'Statesman' implies honor and wisdom unlike 'politician', which can be neutral or negative.

Positive Connotation

Being a statesman is not about titles but the quality of political work and decisions.

Not Just Titles

Eminent historical leaders are often referred to as statesmen in history books.

Historical Figures

While traditionally masculine, 'statesman' is becoming more gender-neutral in modern usage.

Gender-Specific Usage

A statesman is often someone with long-standing service and contributions to politics.

Time-Honored Experience

Using 'statesman' to address someone conveys great respect for their political career.

Respectful Address

 Fail to help, and we show we have no moral compass at all. It's also revealing about whether we know our own history. The reason that refugees have rights around the world is because of extraordinary Western leadership by statesmen and women after the Second World War

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 Someone asked a lady teacher why she taught, and after some time, she said she wanted to think about that. Then she came up and said, "They ask me why I teach, and I reply, 'Where could I find such splendid company?' There sits a statesman, strong, unbiased, wise;

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 across another one that someone asked a lady teacher why she taught and she after some time she said she want to think about that then she came up and said they asked me why I teach and I reply where could I find such splendid company there sits a statesman strong

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 you can do in the bluegrass region which is the region of kentucky where lexington is kind of central northern kentucky and so if you wanted to come to central kentucky you could see ashland which is very interesting it's the estate of prominent kentucky statesman

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 A soldier and statesman from Florence, Dante was staunchly faithful to God, but often critical of the Roman Catholic Church. He particularly disliked its rampant nepotism and practice of simony, the buying and selling of religious favours such as pardons from sin.

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 He used Parliament as a rubber stamp for his own personal will. Meanwhile he ruled like a tyrant, executing those he suspected of disloyalty. Among his victims were the great statesman and philosopher Thomas More – once his close friend and advisor –

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 After much debate, the fantasy realm you call home has decided dragon jousting may not be the best way to choose its leaders, and has begun transitioning to democracy. The candidates are a giant orange troll and an experienced tree statesman.

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 ratification would be debated across the young nation. Among those who championed the new document were leading statesmen Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Together, they laid out eloquent philosophical arguments

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 That trend is generally called Islamic modernism, and it was advanced by intellectuals and statesmen, not just as an intellectual idea, though, but also as a political program. And that's why, actually, in the 19th century,

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 So many amazing black men, those who are the most amazing statesmen that have ever lived, brave soldiers,